scholarly journals ZAHED, L.-M. (2020). HOMOSEXUALITY, TRANSIDENTITY, AND ISLAM: A STUDY OF SCRIPTURE. CONFRONTING THE POLITICS OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY. AMSTERDAM: AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY PRESS

Islamology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Laurance Janssen Lok
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Feminist Studies ◽  
Ethical Values ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Fatima Mernissi ◽  
Visible Growth

The book under review is authored by Ludovic-Mohammed Zahed (b. 1977), a French scholar of social psychology and the founder of Homosexuels musulmans de France, an association for gay and queer Muslims in France. With his work Zahed, who identifies as a feminist, gay Muslim and holds a position of an imam in an inclusive mosque in Paris, seeks to contribute to the expanding body of academic work that engages with issues of gender and sexuality in Islam. As his sources of inspiration, he names Islamic feminist scholars Fatima Mernissi (e.g. 1987; 2003) and Amina Wadud (1999; 2008), as well as a prominent scholar on sexual diversity in Islam, Scott Siraj Kugle (2010; 2013). If Islamic feminist studies have already evolved into an established field that has its roots in the 1980s, topics of homosexuality and non-binary gender identity in Islam have begun attracting scholarly interest only relatively recently. Particularly in the last decade, there has been a visible growth in the number of published works that have engaged with these topics from theological, sociological, and historical perspectives (e.g., Roscoe & Murray, 1997; El-Rouayheb, 2009; Habib, 2010; Shah, 2018). Challenging the premise that homophobia and misogyny are in compliance with Islamic ethical values, Zadeh’s book clearly draws on the arguments developed in these trailblazing works.

Queering Gender Identity Work: A Life History of a Black Transgender Woman

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esethu Monakali
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Ongoing Effort ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Individual

This article offers an analysis of the identity work of a black transgender woman through life history research. Identity work pertains to the ongoing effort of authoring oneself and positions the individual as the agent; not a passive recipient of identity scripts. The findings draw from three life history interviews. Using thematic analysis, the following themes emerge: institutionalisation of gender norms; gender and sexuality unintelligibility; transitioning and passing; and lastly, gender expression and public spaces. The discussion follows from a poststructuralist conception of identity, which frames identity as fluid and as being continually established. The study contends that identity work is a complex and fragmented process, which is shaped by other social identities. To that end, the study also acknowledges the role of collective agency in shaping gender identity.

scholarly journals Sexuality, Feminism and Polish Cinema in Maria Kornatowska’s "Eros i film"

Panoptikum ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 117-130
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Radkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Film Studies ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
The Body ◽  
Creative Potential ◽  
Feminist Theories ◽  
Feminist Film ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Film Critic

The text addresses the issue of feminist film criticism in Poland in the 1980s, represented by the book by Maria Kornatowska Eros i  film [Eros and Film, 1986]. In her analysis Kornatowska focused mostly on Polish cinema, examined through a feminist and psychoanalytic lens. As a film critic, she followed international cinematic offerings and the latest trends in film studies, which is why she decided to fill the gap in Polish writings on gender and sexuality in cinema, and share her knowledge and ideas on the relationship between Eros and Film. The purpose of the text on Kornatowska’s book was to present her individual interpretations of the approach of Polish and foreign filmmakers to the body, sexuality, gender identity, eroticism, the question of violence and death. Secondly, it was important to emphasize her skills and creative potential as a film critic who was able to use many diverse repositories of thought (including feminist theories, philosophy and anthropology) to create a multi-faceted lens, which she then uses to perform a subjective, critical analysis of selected films.

El proyecto de ley de identidad de género. Una aproximación a sus disposiciones y fundamentos. / The bill gender identity. An approach to its provisions and foundations.

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (07) ◽  
pp. 180-202
Author(s):  
Sebastián Del Pino Rubio ◽  
Valentina Verbal Stockmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Gender Expression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar el proyecto de ley que reconoce y protege el derecho a la identidad de género. Para ello, y después de explicar los conceptos primordiales aplicables a la diversidad sexual (orientación sexual, identidad de género y expresión de género), se caracterizan sus disposiciones principales, y se explican sus fundamentos, tanto jurídicos como sociales. The objective of this work is analize the billthat recognizes and protects the right to gender identity. In order to do this, and after explaining the concepts applicable to primary sexual diversity (sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), then characterizing its main provisions; and thereafter explaining their rationale, both legal and social.

Queer Theory and Heteronormativity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Page Valentine Regan ◽  
Elizabeth J. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Gender And Sexuality Studies ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Queer Pedagogy

The concepts of queer theory and heteronormativity have been taken up in educational research due to the influence of disciplines including gender and sexuality studies, feminist theory, and critical race theory. Queer theory seeks to disrupt dominant and normalizing binaries that structure our understandings of gender and sexuality. Heteronormativity describes the belief that heterosexuality is and should be the preferred system of sexuality and informs the related male or female, binary understanding of gender identity and expression. Taken together, queer theory and heteronormativity offer frames to interrogate and challenge systems of sex and gender in educational institutions and research to better support and understand the experiences of LGBTQ youth. They also inform the development of queer pedagogy that includes classroom and instructional practices designed to expand and affirm gender and sexual diversity in schools.

Men Walk in Parallel!

2019 ◽  
pp. 249-262
Author(s):  
C. Kemal Nance
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
African American ◽  
Black Male ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Academic Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Male Body ◽  
African Dance ◽  
Historical Representations

C. Kemal Nance reflects on the ways in which African American men utilize dance vocabularies in artistic and academic work. He reveals his findings through his own experiences as an African dance performer, as well as through a series of interviews with Baba Chuck Davis. Centering an analysis of gender and sexuality, Nance explores the scripted nature of these discourses while addressing the ideological implications of historical representations of the black male body, masculinity, and heteronormativity in the field of African dance in the United States.

scholarly journals “Sexual roles” at Museu Paulista collection.

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-169
Author(s):  
Leonardo Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Gender Issues ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Institutional Policy ◽  
Museum Collections ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Sexual Roles ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Acquisition Processes

The Museu Paulista established its collection policy in 1990, at the same time as the institution's research line was as follows: I. Daily life and society (sexual roles, age and enculturation), II. The World of Work (pre and proto-industrial) and III. Imaginary (the material vectors of sense). During my master's research, after analysing approximately 617 acquisition processes, I was able to identify that the institution collects a considerable number of objects because of its interest in gender issues. However, even after 25 years of work in this area the Museu Paulista continues to consider the binary concept of gender. This results in the exclusion of references to non-binary aspects of gender and sexual diversity in the museum’s collection, as well as the removal of the institution of contemporary studies on gender and sexual roles. We must point out that the Museu Paulista is not the only one to develop its institutional policy in this way. In Brasil, at least some authors have already shown that museums are, for the most part, far removed from the discussion about gender and sexual diversity. This is one of the main reasons justifying the discussion on the international scene, in addition to the fact that 'new' identities of gender and sexuality have been the subject of intense public debate nowadays. Key words: Museology; Sexual diversity; History museum; Collections acquisition.

scholarly journals Teaching sexual diversity in Brazilian schools

Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Arisi ◽  
Simone Ávila ◽  
Arianna Sala
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Prejudice And Discrimination ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The University

We intent in this paper to present a pedagogical experience that links anthropology and secondary schools in combating heterosexism and violence against LGBTQ community. The project created a pedagogical space where prejudice and discrimination for reasons of gender and sexuality were debated in an educational environment. We believe that especially in these times of global attacks on women's and LBGTQs’ rights and human rights, it is essential that at local level we keep on resisting and creating spaces in which reflection and deconstruction of oppressive structures are promoted. This article deals with the experience of education projects on gender and sexuality carried out by a Brazilian federal university in a city in the interior of the state of Paraná, located on the triple border of Brazil with Argentina and Paraguay. It is important to note that Paraná is a state considered as extremely conservative. We hope to show how we develop an experience of what we call “extension of the university” in Brazil, aligned with research and education on the subject of sexualities. We understand that this kind of project can be an efficient arena for applied anthropology and also as investment in educating young people as valuable human resources to combat violence and to promote peaceful communities. The experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), as an extension of a larger and older project carried out by the Nucleus of Identities of Gender and Subjectivities (NIGS) based in the Federal University of Santa Catarina.

scholarly journals Educación Sexual Integral y Performatividad: un Abordaje Filosófico Feminista

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e4448
Author(s):  
Elsa Daniela Godoy
Keyword(s):  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sexual Education ◽  
Philosophical Analysis ◽  
Sexual Diversity ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
School Practices ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
Feminist Movements ◽  
Educational Field

A philosophical analysis of J. Butler's performativity in relation to Comprehensive Sexual Education is carried out, which allows us to understand the implicit heterosexist matrix of intelligibility in pedagogies of gender and sexuality. In the context of implementation of Comprehensive Sexual Education in Argentina and based on research on its achievements and challenges, it is argued that this gender perspective contributes to overcoming binary approaches that stigmatize sexual diversity. As an interdisciplinary contribution to the educational field, reflection from performativity enhances changes in curricular content that Queer and feminist movements demand, as well as liberating displacements of the norms in school practices.

Queer of Color Critique

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderick A. Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Feminist Studies ◽  
Racial Capitalism ◽  
Queer Of Color Critique ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Queer Of Color ◽  
And Gender

Queer of color critique is a critical discourse that began within the U.S. academy in response to the social processes of migration, neoliberal state and economic formations, and the developments of racial knowledges and subjectivities about sexual and gender minorities within the United States. It was an attempt to maneuver analyses of sexuality toward critiques of race and political economy. As such, the formation was an address to Marxism, ethnic studies, queer studies, postcolonial and feminist studies. Queer of color critique also provided a method for analyzing cultural formations as registries of the intersections of race, political economy, gender, and sexuality. In this way, queer of color critique attempted to wrest cultural and aesthetic formations away from interpretations that neglected to situate those formations within analyses of racial capitalism and the racial state.

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